Momoko's room, Umbridge Arms, Tuesday Evening

Momoko had come home from work today and spent a few minutes tidying before finally sitting down to the latest volume of the Posey Trilogy. She'd been looking forward to it for so long!

So how she fell asleep RIGHT when Posey is about to talk to Etta about the feelings she had for the new boy, she totally had no clue. Nor did she know why she dreamt she was running around town trying to escape streets that were on fire.

When she finally woke up, it was late... too late to go visit Priestly, as much as she wanted to...

"Ah ah!" Momoko sighed as she sat up and stretched, gazing in the direction of the phone.

"It's been all dayThat I haven't heard your voiceOr looked in your eyesIt's when I spend time with youeverything's okay

It's been so longSince you were by my sideAnd just to see you, right there, smilingThat's what's been on my mind

I wanna see you right now, na naBe with you right now, na naWish you could fly here right now, na naWe need to link up right now, na na"

Uhmmm. She blushed and covered her mouth. "Well, that totally could have been worse. At least it was a catchy tune?" Momoko heated up some leftovers, humming, and wondering if it really was too late to call someone.

Priestly's chat with Kitty had put him in a much better mood, and he'd barely made it back to his apartment before curfew. He was still a little tipsy, too, and sometime after he flopped over on his bed, he realized that he hadn't just almost missed curfew, he'd almost missed his nightly call to Momoko.

It totally wasn't a drunk dial. Completely not. He just happened to have had some alcohol tonight and was now calling his girlfriend with very little concept of what time it was.

"Mmmm." Well, he'd helped patch up Savannah, then had actual alcohol and joked about evil people singing about pink fluffy things with Kitty. Not that he could tell Momoko about either of those. "There was singing," he said instead. "Seemed like a good excuse for a lazy day at home."

"I was doing totally fine all day and then it hit me when I got home." She blushed lightly, remembering it had been about him. "It was all over the office today, though. like a concert, only not always in key."

"Yep, sounds about right." Lord knew he hadn't always managed to keep to a key. Some of those songs were not in his range. "What'd you sing about?" he asked, unable to keep from being curious. Maybe it would reveal a crack in the curse's armor.

"I wanted to come over, maybe have dinner? But I fell asleep reading." Momoko wondered for a moment if she should also tell him about her weird dream, but then decided it was to silly to retell. "When I woke up, it was really too late to go out. Or at least to go out and come back home."

"I couldn't make you do that!" Momoko's smile was totally in her voice. "And anyway, how would I explain it? And I'd have to go to work in the same clothes."

... But then she sighed, looked around a moment, and lowered her voice. "But it's a nice thought? To be able to spend that much time together. And if I have a bad dream, you could make me some fresh cocoa." The packets tasted terrible when you've had the real thing, but they still helped her get back to sleep.

Momoko was quiet, trying not to cry. Priestly's song... she got so many things from it.

Short steps, deep breathEverything is alright Chin up, I can't Step into the spotlight She said, "I'm sad," Somehow without any words I just stood there Searching for an answer

And despite everything she'd been taught to believe in the past few years, she was okay with all of it.

When this world is no more The moon is all we'll see I'll ask you to fly away with me Until the stars all fall down They empty from the sky But I don't mind If you're with me, then everything's alright

And, because on days like this, the island was just a little bit stronger than magical curses:

Why do my words Always lose their meaning? What I feel, what I say There's such a rift between them He said, "I can't Really seem to read you." I just stood there Never know what I should do...

"Ah." And finally Momoko could stop herself from singing. "Sorry." She chuckled as she rubbed the tears from her cheeks with her palm. "I totally don't know what that last part meant..."

Momoko took a second to check that her window was closed, after singing that, then sighed, leaning into the receiver. "I mean that, you know. I wish you didn't live on the other side of the island." She was totally wanting to touch him right now; despite how much the thought made her twinge and squirm slightly inside, Momoko severely missed hugs.

[OOC: I know I am evil for twisting that song, but it was TOO PERFECT!]